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Mark Twain: A Short Introduction

ISBN: 978-0-631-23474-6
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144 pages
November 2003, ©2003, Wiley-Blackwell
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  • Introduces Mark Twain through close readings of his seven major works, including Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, Connecticut Yankee and Pudd’nhead Wilson.

  • Investigates the tension between the real-life person, Samuel Clemens, and the fictional person, Mark Twain.

  • Provides an original reading of Twain’s obsession with performance and popularity.

  • Analyses the significance of Twain’s books for American culture and identity.

  • Illustrated with images from first editions of Twain’s works.

  • A short appendix directs readers to the author’s award-winning website on ‘Mark Twain in his Times’.

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